Tens of thousands of visitors will converge on the town of Fair Grove during this weekend's Heritage Reunion ? typically 40,000 on Saturday and 30,000 on Sunday.

Written by

Crafts, animals, vehicles, machines, food, history, music and fun for kids - it's hard to know where to start at the Fair Grove Heritage Reunion, which runs Saturday and Sunday.

It's one of the largest arts and crafts festivals in the Ozarks (300 vendors), built out from Wommack Mill, the focal point of the festival as well as the town. The event brings the past alive through folkway demonstrations, from blacksmithing to lace making.

Throngs of visitors gather, typically 40,000 on Saturday and 30,000 on Sunday, said Marilyn Smith, secretary of the Fair Grove Historical and Preservation ...